Originally Posted by
ChrisQuilter
[ATTACH=CONFIG]300940[/ATTACH]How old is vintage? I recently came into possession of my mother's old Pfaff. It is at least 55 years old. It is in a cabinet, but still very dusty. Last I knew it was in good working order but it probably hasn't been used in 15+ years. Can I still get manuals or parts for it? It weighs a ton, and I remember her saying it was pretty advanced for its time as far as lots of different stitches. You had to turn the dials to set it to the stitch you wanted and it came with a booklet for how to set all the stitches. Booklet is gone now. On the side it says Pfaff Automatic Dial A Stitch. I do remember it ran so smoothly. Thanks! Found this ad. This is what it looks like.
I made most of my clothes on w machine like that! We moved around so much the case finally gave out and the new plastic ones just don't work well with that heavy machine. I finally gave it to my daughter and got one I could carry! After reading about vintage machines on this site, I almost wished I had it back...but then there's lifting it up to the table....perhaps not a good idea. We have the books and dials for the stitches still. EBay might be a good resource to find them.